Measuring device



J. K. pCARTER Nov. im w29,

MEASURING DEVICE Filed Nov. 22. 1928 WlTNESSES Patented Nov. 12, 19.2.9

UNITED STATES PATENT ol-FlcE JOHN' K. CARTER, OF GLARKSVILLE, ARKANSASMEASURING DEVICE Application med November 22, 1928. Serial No. 321,219.

ation of a reciprocating tank containing the.

gasoline, said tank co-operating with an outlet pipe for closing oropening said pipe to permit the discharge of gasoline from thereclprocating tank or chamber.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing de-v tailed description, in view of the accompanyf ingdrawings forming a part of the specification; nevertheless itis to beunderstood that thel invention is not confined to the disclosure, beingsusceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no ma-2o terial departure from the salient featuresof -the inventionI asexpressed in the appended claims'.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspectiveof a device constructed in accordance-with the principles of my invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section of the apparatus,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken along .30 the line 3-3 of Figure2,

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken along the line 4--4 of Figure 2.I

Referrin more particularly to the vdrawings`10 designates a pumpingstand of standard construction having a crank 11 attached Y to the usualmechanism (not shown) for operating the pump and forcingthe gasolineinto a container 12. The upper end of the stand is provided with ascreen 13 to protect the glass casing` 14'supported in av ilange 15 atthe upper end of the stand and having a cap closure 16.

The container 12 is formed of any suitable material vand has a dependingarm 20 pivotally connected at 21 with a lever 22 fulcrumed, at23, on astrap or hanger 24 de-4 to receive a link -27 carrying aweight 28.

-may be iilled into the container 12.

The arm is inserted through a passage 29 of the standard 10. -I

An overflow pipe 30 risesifrough the stand 10 and terminates at 31 inipipe 32 and is telescoped at its lower end'within the pipe 55 30 andhas its upper end, as shown at 1n communication with the container 12and secured to said container. A filling pipe 34 is connected with apump (not shownY-and' is adapted to supply gasoline to the container 6o12 through a spout 35 which projects downwardly into they upper end ofthe container 12. 7

A pipe 36 is held rigidly, at 37, to a cover 16 and has its free end 38normally engaging 65 a bumper or seat 39 which is formed of cork andwhich will prevent iluid from flowing from the tank 12 through the pipe36 and v the discharge tubing 40 when the container v12 is in apositionshown in Figure 2. The 70 tubing 40 has a spout 41 controlled by a vvalve 42 for a purpose which will presently be explained.

The operation of my device is as follows: The crank 11 is operated untilthe container 75 12 is filled to overflow whence any excess will' bedrained through the pipe. 32. The position of the. inlet 33 of the pipe32 is such thatlapproximately ten gallons of gasoline The weight 28 iscarried bythe outerl end of the lever 32 inorder to maintain the tank12in its uppermost position. If a customer desires to buy ve gallons ofgasoline, the weight is moved over to the point where the link 27 willrest Within the notch adjacent the numeral 5. In starting the device itis necessary to prime thetube 40 and the tube 36 in an`y approved mannerso that the tubing and pipe will be mantained full of gasoline. Afterthe weight 28 has been set and the gasoline has been pumped into thetank or container 12, the weight of the container together with the,vgasoline will cause the container to be lowered by gravity, therebyremovin the cork 39 away from the free end 38 of t e pipe 36. As soon asthe gasoline has been discharged suiiciently from the tank 12 so thatthe quantity remaining in the tank will counterbalance the Weightl 1 21,the container will have been moved up-Y Wardly suiciently to cause themember 39 to engage the free endof the pipe 36 and thus cut volf theiowof gasoline from-the tank. It will be necessary for the operator atthis time to close the valve 42 to prevent the priming charge ofgasoline in the tube 40 and the pipe 36 from being released.

I claim:

1. Adispensing device for gasoline comprising a tank mounted forvertical reciprocation, a discharge pipe having the free end locatedwithin the container, means in the' container for en aging the free endof the pipe for closing t e same, means for supporting the container, aWeight co-operating with said supporting means for maintaining thecontainer in an uppermost position when the container is :full ofliquid, and means for supplying the container With liquid.

2. A gasoline dispensing device comprising a container, a discharge pipeprojecting into' the container, means adapted to be carried by thecontainer and adapted to engage the free end of the pipe for closing thesame,

' said pipe acting t'o siphon a liquid from the container, a leverpivotally lmounted inter,- Inediate its ends and having one endconnected with the container for supporting said container in anelevated position, a Weight movahly supported on the other end of thelever for counterbalancing the Weight of the container and a quantity ofliquid carried by the container, and means for supplying a liquid to thecontainer. s

JOHN K. CARTER.

